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Sausalito Hostel

Hostel Sausalito

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Welcome to our hostel

Marin Headlands, a comfortable hostel in a rustic setting, sits on a hillside in the Marin Headlands section of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.

The hostel itself is nice and spacious with a large kitchen, large reading room with couches, and a downstairs game room with foos ball, pool table, and a ping-pong table.

In the park just outside the door, you can hike the open meadows, bike the coastal mountainside, check out the operating Point Bonita lighthouse, tour military barracks and batteries from both world wars, see the nation's only officially restored Nike missile site, or head to one of many local beaches. Several other popular destinations, including Mount Tamalpais State Park and Muir Woods, where you can stand or hike among the majestic coastal redwoods are also nearby.

We are in a beautifully isolated area with very limited to no cell reception and no public transportation except for on Saturday and Sunday.

Main attractions

Reviews

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It's a great location! My main concern is that there is no way to ensure that the dishes are clean! There is no dishwasher and there are three sinks next to each other labeled something like sterilize, wash and rinse. No other instructions. At times the first sink (?sterilize? disinfect? I can't remember for sure the exact label) was partially full of dirty and tepid water. I'm sure people tried to be responsible, but really, it seems like it would be a great way to spread hepatitis!

73%

Barbara,

Wed 07 Feb 2018

Overall a great visit. I gave a down-check on cleanliness because several times I used a cup to make tea and noticed the water was sudsy due to detergent residue.
I suspect many people washing their cups individually used a dollop of detergent from the plastic bottle, cold water to wash, and cold water to rinse. This doesn't do a good job of removing all the soap.
Maybe post a notice with cartoons to show using hot water to wash & rinse to ensure all the soap gets removed.

93%

Eric,

Thu 01 Feb 2018

The combination of mattress and wires makes sleeping a little bit uncomfortable. If I compare it to wooden bunk beds in HI Point Reyes, theirs are much more comfortable. But overall, I had a great stay, common area is spacious and comfortable, kitchen has everything (except for a good non sticky pan :P) and the location is amazing!!

90%

Patricija,

Sat 20 Jan 2018

This is a wonderful hostel and I will come again and will recommend it.
Please put regular ladders on all the beds- it’s really hard to climb up the slats on the side if there’s no ladder- it hurts your feet, and I’m always afraid I’m going to fall. Also, please have more pillows available that aren’t feather pillows for those of us who are allergic to feathers. Also, the bathroom sinks are hard to use because you have to hold the faucet on with one hand the whole time. Please fix this! Thanks!

100%

Amber,

Tue 09 Jan 2018

Everything was fine, comfort was minimal for me because I was in an upper bunk, shared room and late arrival and early departure after all were asleep and before they awoke.

Getting to us

Shuttle: Marin Door To Door provides shuttle service from SFO to the hostel.

Bus

The MUNI bus #76 runs on Saturdays Sundays and Holidays from 10am-6pm.

Ferry/Boat

5 miles

Underground/Metro

From downtown San Francisco take MUNI bus #76 to the Marin Headlands Visitors Center.

Alternate Transport

The hostel is about 5 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
From the SOUTH: Take 101 North over the Golden Gate Bridge and exit on Alexander Avenue. Stay to the right as you exit and then drive a short distance to the first road (the road is not clearly marked but it is called Bunker Road). Take a left onto Bunker Road until you come to a one-way tunnel. Drive through when prompted and then follow the directions under "From the Tunnel" below.
From the NORTH: Take 101 South to the second exit for Sausalito (this is the final exit before you hit the Golden Gate Bridge). As you come off the exit take a right toward Sausalito and then take the first left you encounter. At the one-way tunnel drive through when prompted and then follow the directions under "From the Tunnel" below.
From the TUNNEL: When you are out of the tunnel drive 2 miles west into the Headlands. At the fork in the road (Field Road) take a left and then follow the signs to the hostel. Free parking is available at the hostel on a first-come first-served basis.

Car

5 miles north of Golden Gate Bridge. Free parking at hostel
on a first-come first-served basis.